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CASPAF : The Chinese American Scholars & Professionals Association of Florida
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CASPAF : The Chinese American Scholars & Professionals Association of Florida
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Friday |
Event |
6:00
PM-
9:00 PM |
Welcome Dinner
for CASPAF members and all fullday registrants at
New Peking Buffet
Directions
100 Live Oaks
Blvd., Casselberry, FL 32707 407-331-0088 |
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Saturday |
Event (in Royal Palm Ballroom) |
Speakers |
8:00 AM-
5:00 PM |
Registration and Exhibit Setup
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8:30 AM-
9:15 AM |
Cardiac Surgery: Past, Current, and Future
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Kevin Accola, MD,
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, FH
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9:15 AM-
10:00 AM |
Medical Keynote Address:
Health Care Policy and Reform in the United States
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Antonia Novello, MD,
The 14th Surgeon General of the United States
The 13th New York State Health Commissioner
The Executive Director of Public Health Policy, FH
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10:00 AM-
10:15 AM |
Coffee Break / Snack |
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10:15 AM-
11:00 AM
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Overview of The History and Key Issues of US Health Care Reform
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Sigfredo Aldarondo, MD,
Medical Director of Multidisciplinary ICU, FH
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11:00 AM-
11:45 AM |
First, Do No Harm
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Vincent Hsu, MD,
Medical Director of Continuing Medical Education at FH
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11:45 AM-
1:00 PM |
Lunch Break - End of Morning Sessions |
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12:00 PM-
12:45 PM |
”The Work” - How to Deconstruct Stressful Thoughts
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Armando R. Payas, JD,
Payas Payas & Payas, LLP, Orlando, FL |
1:00 PM-
5:00 PM |
Exhibit Break Down - Beginning of
Afternoon Sessions |
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1:00 PM-
1:45 PM |
Impending Extinction of Physician Owned Medical Practice?
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Allen Nimetz, MD,
Chief Cardiology, Suburban Hospital, Washington, D.C.
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1:45 PM-
2:30 PM |
The Current Status of Cardiac Transplantation
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Lawrence McBride, MD,
Surgical Director of the Heart Transplant Program, FH
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2:30 PM-
3:15 PM |
Peripheral Artery
Diseases |
Alan R. Wladis, MD, FACS
Board Certified, American Board of Surgeons |
3:15 PM-
3:30 PM |
Coffee Break / Snack |
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3:30 PM-
4:15 PM |
The Ultimate Gift to Others When You Are Gone: Be an Organ and Tissue Donor
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Kristine Neal, MPA,
Public Education Coordinator for TransLife
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4:15 PM-
5:00 PM |
End of Life Care-What Is It and Where Is It Going in the 21st Century?
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Michael Keil, MD, Palliative Care Physician,
Former Medical Director of Hospice of The Comforter
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5:00 PM-
5:30 PM |
Business Meeting/Recognition
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Tanner Liu
(劉英), CASPAF President
Tienn-Shuen Wu
(吳天順), President-Elect
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Adjourn |
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Keynote Speaker: |
 Antonia Novello
MD
Dr. Antonia Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H. was the 14th Surgeon General of
the United States. She was the first woman and first Hispanic to become
Surgeon General. During her 1990-1993 tenure as Surgeon General, Dr.
Novello focused on the health of women, children and minorities, as well
as on underage drinking, teen smoking and AIDS.
She later served as Commissioner of Health for the State of New York from
1999 to 2006 and helped coordinate the emergency response during the
tragic attack of September 11, 2001.
Currently, Dr. Novello serves as the Executive Director of public health
policy for Florida Hospital in Orlando, part of Adventist Health System.
more
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Speakers |
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Kevin Accola, MD
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, FH
Dr. Kevin Accola received his
medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in
Chicago in 1984.He is board certified in General Surgery as well as
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Kevin is an executive board member of the the
Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute and head of the Institute's
Heart Valve Division. He initiated a Center of Excellence valve training
program at Florida Hospital with over 100 surgeons nationally and
internationally who have come to observe his valve procedures at Florida
Hospital. He had numerous publications and book chapters as well as
lectured throughout the United States and internationally. |
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Vincent Hsu,
MD
Medical Director of Continuing Medical Education at FH
Dr. Vincent Hsu is the Director for Continuing Medical Education and
Assistant Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Florida
Hospital. A graduate from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, he
completed fellowship in Infectious Disease at USC and Public Health at
UCLA. He was an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks and SARS epidemic, in
addition to other public health research. His areas of interests include
preventing hospital infections and educating physicians to promote patient
safety.
more
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Sigfredo Aldarondo, MD, FCCP
Medical Director of Multidisciplinary ICU, FH
Sigfredo Aldarondo has practiced Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
in Central Florida since 1986. A graduate of the University of Puerto
Rico School of Medicine, he has consistently been recognized as one of
the top physicians in his field and has served in different capacities
with the University of Central Florida, Florida Hospital leadership,
as well as diverse community and faith-based initiatives in the
Central Florida area. One of many topics of interest that Dr.
Aldarondo is particularly interested in is healthcare and its impact
on our society.
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Allen
A. Nimetz, MD
Chairman of Subsection of Cardiology:
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD
Allen Nimetz is a clinical and interventional cardiologist in private
practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland. His practice experience spans several
decades and three distinct practice models. He holds faculty appointments
at Georgetown University Medical School and the George Washington
University Medical School. He is on the active staff of several hospitals
in Washington DC and Bethesda, Maryland including the Washington Hospital
Center, Georgetown, Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital where
he is Chairman of the Subsection of Cardiology. He received his medical
and Cardiology education and training at Cornell University Medical
College, The Mount Sinai Hospital and The Massachusetts General Hospital
where he held the concomitant position of Fellow in Medicine at Harvard
Medical School. |
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Armando R. Payas, JD
Armando earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Florida State
University. In 1983 he was admitted to the Florida Bar. For the
first 10 years of his practice Armando defended insurance companies
and providers as a partner with the Orlando law firm of Parker &
Johnson. Later he has put that experience to work representing
individual client concerns. Armando has been admitted in U.S. District
Court, Middle and Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit, American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association,
Orange County Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association and The
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. |
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Lawrence McBride, MD
Dr. Lawrence McBride serves as the Surgical Director of Advanced Heart
Failure, Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Assist Device
Programs at Florida Hospital. He is a board certified in surgery and
thoracic surgery. A graduate of St. Louis University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Lawrence was the Surgical Director of
Lung Transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Served as the
Director of Heart/Lung Transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville
and St. Louis University Medical Center. Lawrence is the published
author of nearly 100 articles and abstracts and has been a guest
reviewer for the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the American Society
for Artificial Internal Organs Journal. Dr. McBride is a
featured lecturer nationally and internationally.
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Alan R. Wladis,
MD, FACS
Dr. Wladis is a Board Certified, American Board of
Surgeons, Doctor of Medicine from State University of New York Health
Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He has been Fellow in Vascular
Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; Resident,
General Surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Alan's specialties includes Arterial aneurysms;
Endovascular treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms;
Minimally invasive arterial and venous therapy; Carotid artery
disease; Aortic, mesenteric, renal and peripheral arterial
reconstruction.
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Kristine
Neal
Kristine Neal is the Public Education
Coordinator for TransLife, Central Florida’s not-for-profit,
federally-designated organ donation program. In this position, she works
to establish and maintain relationships with community partners in an
effort to increase understanding and support for organ and tissue donation
and donor designation. Mrs. Neal received a Bachelor of Science degree in
Public Relations from the University of Florida followed by a Master’s
Degree in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University. |
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Michael Keil,
MD
Palliative Care Physician, former
Medical Director of Hospice of The Comforter.
Dr. Michael Keil has extensive practice and administrative experience
including a long career in Emergency Medicine as well as Hospice and
Palliative Medicine, private practice, and the National Park Medical
Service. He has been involved in the development of Emergency Departments,
Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Hospice Programs. In recent years he
has been a part of the increased demand for End of Life and Palliative
Care options serving in a variety of clinical,administrative, and
educational roles with a large central Florida Hospice. A graduate of
Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Dr. Keil
currently is privileged to be assisting in the education of medical
students at the UCF College of Medicine. |
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Conference Moderator |
 Puxiao
Cen
(岑瀑嘯),
MD, FACC
Dr. Puxiao Cen is an Invasive
Cardiologist and joined Florida Hospital and Florida Heart Group in 2001.
She specializes in Cardiovascular Disease prevention and treatment, and
has 12 years clinical expertise in Congestive Heart Failure management.
Dr. Cen completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Lenox Hill Hospital
in Manhattan, New York City, and Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at
Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is a Fellow of the
American College of Cardiology and is Board Certified in Cardiovascular
Diseases, Nuclear Cardiology and Adult Echocardiography.
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Conference Hotel
Reservation Number
1-800-678-4380
Group Code:
CASPAF
Tanner Liu
(劉英),
Ph.D., President CASPAF,
Conference Chair, tanner@caspaf.org,
(561) 310-8426
Puxiao Cen (岑瀑嘯),
M.D., F.A.C.C., Vice President CASPAF
Program Chair, puxiao@caspaf.org,
(407) 894-4474, ext. 1-1196
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